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Government billions for environmental protection

The Federal Ministry for the Environment has a total of € 1.636 million for its work in 2011. At first glance, this figure may seem rather a modest sum compared to other items inthe federal budget.
Environmental policy, however, is a cross-sectoral task.

This means:
The budgets of other federal ministries also include funds, in some cases considerable, which are earmarked for environmental protection expenditures.

Expenditures in the federal budget for environmental protection and environmental improvements 2010 in Million Euro
Ministry for the Environment 1.636
Foreign Office
e.g. involved in implementing international agreements and conferences concerning environmental protection 		70
Ministry of Finance
ecologically important rehabilitation measures e.g. remediation of contaminated sites 		252
Ministry of Economics and Technology
e.g. promoting efficient energy use, Rehabilitation of contaminated mining sites of the Wismut company in the former GDR 		449
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
e.g. Coastal protection, environmental protection in the agricultural sector 		304
Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing
e.g. marine environmental protection,noise protection and prevention urban rehabilitation and development 		1.194
Ministry of Defence
e.g. environmental protection in the German Armed Forces 		408
Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Womenand Youth
e.g. expenditures for those undertaking civilian service (alternative to military service), who are employed in the field of environmental protection 		19
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
e.g. bilateral cooperation with developing countries in the environment sector 		1.331
Ministry of Education and Research
e.g. environmental education fundamental research on environmental protectionpromoting sustainable development 		794
general financial management 2
Total federal budget 6.459
environmental protection loans from the ERP special funds 1.700
environmental protection loans from the KfW-Bankengruppe (KfW banking group) 2.500
Total 10.659